Indian international arbitration e-bulletin *

India - March 27 2013
Welcome to our latest India International Arbitration ebulletin. In this edition, we look at two encouraging pro-arbitration decisions from the…

Co-authors: Murray Rosen QC, Nicholas Peacock, Chris Parker, Ann Levin, Alastair Henderson.

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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal refuses leave to appeal in the Grand Pacific v. Pacific China case *

China, Hong Kong - February 26 2013
The Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") in Hong Kong has refused to interfere with the leading judgment on the setting aside of arbitral Awards in Hong…

Co-authors: Yi-Shun Teoh, Dominic Geiser, Shaun Langhorne, Martin Wallace.

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Dispute resolution mechanisms under the China-Taiwan strait Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement *

China, Taiwan - August 23 2012
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed two cross-strait agreements; the Cross-strait Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement ("IPA"), and the Cross-strait Customs Cooperation Agreement.

Co-authors: Brenda Horrigan, May Tai, Jessica Fei, Briana Young.

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CIETAC Beijing suspends its authorisation to CIETAC Shanghai and Shenzhen to accept and administer CIETAC cases *

China - August 13 2012
The internal conflict between CIETAC's Beijing headquarters and the Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) sub-commissions has been going on for several months.

Co-authors: Brenda Horrigan, May Tai, Jessica Fei, Briana Young.

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Hong Kong Court of Appeal issues landmark decision on setting aside arbitral awards *

Hong Kong - May 11 2012
In Pacific China Holdings Ltd v. Grand Pacific Holdings Ltd CACV 136/2011, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal on 9 May overturned a first instance decision to set aside an ICC award for alleged violations of Article 34(2) of the UNCITRAL Model Law.

Co-authors: Yi-Shun Teoh, Simon Chapman, Ula Cartwright-Finch, Martin Wallace, Briana Young.

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